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00:00And this first leg of the second qualification phase in the Libertadores, we have Deportes
00:13Tolima, it's Football Club Melgar, and we are underway then in Ibague at the Estadio
00:24Toro here in Colombia, it's Deportes Tolima against Football Club Melgar, Colombia against
00:33Peru, I'm Joel Richards your commentator this evening in this first leg.
00:38Well, Castro, Hernandez continues this run, it's good play from Tolima, a real opportunity
01:00there for Lencina, and Perez blasts it over, better from Rescaldo's side, good movement,
01:12Lencina is desperately close to getting, of this year's competition, that's Melgar looking
01:22to make sure they're in that group phase too, here is Martinez's delivery, cleared by Angulo,
01:31that's a wonderful save by Fiamarine, the danger's not over, it's blasted across the
01:36face of goal by Barrios, but out of absolutely nowhere Christopher Fiamarine produces a brilliant
01:48save to keep this game goalless, Martinez, you've got the ricochet, great technique with
01:58the outside of the boot, puts it in nicely for looking for the run of Castro, but once
02:06again Christopher Fiamarine, with a safe pair of hands in goal for Tolima, it's the right
02:24decision, Lencina came from offside surely, that is an absolute wonder goal that will
02:31not count, how about the finish though from Lencina, it's absolutely spectacular, Orsan
02:49keeps his move, now down the right hand side, Biar Barrios, another decent save by Fiamarine,
02:57there wasn't any power on that header, the goalkeeper of Tolima is forced into action,
03:03Rovira, looking for his captain who gets the header to it, but Quiñones is unable to get
03:17any power on Casada, a clean take, leaning over Barrios, there's a bit of space for Kenji
03:36Cabrera, bit of fortune to get the ball but it's still with Cabrera, still Cabrera, that's a
03:41brilliant goal by Kenji Cabrera and it gives Melgar the lead here in Colombia.
03:52Ribonetto's side break the deadlock, is why they talk about this young man.
04:03The ball's played here, Cabrera unable to reach it, but it's this space that he's able to attack,
04:10takes on Quiñones and doesn't think twice about going for goal, drills it into the near post,
04:18excellent from the 22 year old.
04:26Quiñones very much on Tolima, Rovira, Trujillo,
04:32finds Miranda, he's got Ariete on the outside, lovely ball in by Miranda, the play is still on,
04:38it's Castro, oh it's a free header there, Trujillo really was at the hub of this attack,
04:48it's this ball in from Miranda,
04:53Castro keeps it alive, Trujillo's unmarked and there's good movement, he's just unable to get
04:57a proper head.
05:04We're back underway in Colombia, Deportes, Tolima against Melgar, 1-0 to the Peruvians,
05:10the away side, I'm Joel Richards, your commentator this evening in this first leg,
05:15the second round of qualification in the Comibol Libertadores.
05:21Confirmation of the substitutions just at the top of your screens,
05:24Hortado Ramirez coming on, and here's an early start for Trujillo, oh they've come off the woodwork,
05:35the attack's still on, Rovira looks for Hortado,
05:41an attack is still on, PĂ©rez on the edge of the box,
05:44swung in, they want a handball, Abel not giving anything there, driven back in.
05:59Castro, got Lencina, I wonder if he didn't release a bit earlier, Lencina, there's the equaliser,
06:07it didn't matter that Castro hadn't released him early on,
06:10that's what they wanted and that's the celebration.
06:14And there is the celebration from Lencina which the supporters of Tolima are getting
06:24used to seeing, it's his third goal this season,
06:30and we've mentioned the high press from Tolima, we've seen that throughout this match,
06:34it hadn't always come off for them, there is Leonel Gonzalez who loses the ball for Melgar,
06:41it's just here where he takes that extra touch, good work by Castro, tenacious stuff,
06:46and then the finish from Gonzalo Lencina that puts Tolima back on level terms.
07:01They wanted to see...
07:02Back into the fray in the second half, here's PĂ©rez, this is a lovely play from Tolima,
07:12still PĂ©rez, looks to go for goal himself.
07:21Still seeing though that movement from Rescalvo's side, interesting passages of play,
07:29they bring it out of the fence, including the full-back,
07:35we've then got options up the flank or indeed in the middle with PĂ©rez, the outlet.
07:42And Rovira looking to launch Juanto PĂ©rez.
08:02Goes to Lencina, it's an excellent save from Cáseda.
08:04The attack is still on for Tolima, well executed pass.
08:22PĂ©rez looks to go for goal, it's Lencina.
08:26Pierre Barrios is down after getting the full force of that shot from Gustavo RamĂrez.
08:35That is the end of proceedings here, it's been an engaging second half,
08:47Rescalvo can't quite believe that his side haven't managed to get an equaliser,
08:52as will the players and the supporters of Deportes Tolima.
08:56They've lost this first leg in Colombia, 1-0 to Melgar.
09:02But you feel there's a lot more to come from this tie.
09:07Tolima on balance, you feel the more proficient side.